WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The City of Wilmington’s Commission on African American History is hosting the first-ever MC Sha-Rock Day on May 17. From 12 to 8 p.m. at the Live Oak Bank Pavilion, the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sharon Jackson, better known as MC Sha-Rock, considered the first female rapper in hip-hop, grew up as Sharon Green in Wilmington.

The event is scheduled to take place June 7 at Gun Hill Park on Magenta Street in the Bronx from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. ET. It’s getting to be that time of year again, when Hip-Hop purists gather for the ...

Welcome to the weekly Port City Life newsletter brought to you by me, StarNews cultural issues reporter John Staton. Hip-hop history comes home to Wilmington this weekend. That's because Port City ...